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Day: June 12, 2018

Europe 

Macedonia name dispute resolution: ‘Wholehearted congratulations’ from EU

June 12, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

We wholeheartedly congratulate Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev for their determination and leadership in reaching this historic agreement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes agreement on Macedonia name dispute

June 12, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on June 12, welcomed the agreement reached between the governments in Skopje and Athens

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Europe 

Zaev confirms the deal: Republic of North Macedonia ‘erga omnes’

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev declared today that Republic of North Macedonia is the name which has been agreed with his

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Europe 

Greece and Macedonia strike deal on name dispute

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FRYOM) on Tuesday announced an historic agreement to resolve a decades-long name dispute

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Europe 

European Commission proposes near-tripling of funding for migration and border management

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission said on June 12 that it was proposing an increase of close to triple in funding for

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Europe 

European Parliament overwhelmingly backs deal on new EU-wide rules on use of drones

June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted on June 12 overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement between the European Council and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President speaks on helicopter crash: ‘Risk of political decisions is borne by the military’

June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, a former Air Force commander and fighter pilot, called for refraining from political comment on the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian EU Presidency and European Parliament in deal on Schengen Information System updated rules

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Schengen

The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an informal agreement on June 12

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Bulgaria 

More than 40% of Bulgarians living in overcrowded households – Eurostat

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 42.5 per cent of Bulgarians were living in overcrowded households in 2016, while just 10.5 per cent were in

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